From the Edges

Cartoons

The NIH Keeps Up With The Times: 1, 2,
3.
David Baltimore Has A Flashback: ***. The NY Times Keeps Up With Times: ***.
The Faith of Anthony Fauci: ***. Anthony Fauci Explains How HIV Causes AIDS: ***.
Robert Gallo on The Force of Ejaculation: ***, on HIV Theory: ***, Lectures in Marseilles: ***.
David Ho Does The Math: ***.
John Mellors Sets the Record Straight: ***.
Bono, el Magnifico, Holds (Another) Press Conference: ***.
Anthony Fauci Explains Journalism in the Age of AIDS: ***.
Anthony Fauci and David Ho Disprove an Old Adage: ***.
Anthony Fauci Explains ICL and AIDS: ***
The CDC Can't Keep Up With The Times:***
The Method of the "Small Inquisitor" Moore:***
The Co-Discovery of a Nobel-Worthy Enzymatic Activity:***
The Revenge of the "Very" Minor Moriarty:***
Julie Gerberding and Anthony Fauci Learn Arithmetic:***
Osama Obama Has a Message for Africa:***

"We wish to clarify misinterpretations concerning WHO and UNAIDS'
positions on the status of the AIDS epidemic in recent media articles. The story in the Independent on
Sunday titled: "Threat of world AIDS pandemic among heterosexuals is over, report admits" contained
a few seriously misleading statements that have led to inferences and conclusions that bear no
relation to the highly complex realities of the HIV epidemic....

Heterosexual transmission continues to drive the epidemic among sex workers, their clients, and their
clients' partners. In addition, prisoners, injecting drug users, as well as men who have sex with men,
may also engage in heterosexual relationships. In sub-Saharan Africa almost 60% of adults living with
HIV were women, 48% in the Caribbean....

To recap: AIDS remains the leading infectious disease challenge in global health. To suggest
otherwise is irresponsible and misleading."

While I won't debate De Cock (he tends to shrink a bit), you have deliberately misunderestimated De Cock's position. De Cock isn't on the right or the left but down the middle - a very uncomfortable position for the unfortunate member. He still maintains this position - that HIV is a deadly disease and eventually everyone is going to succumb.